Adv Magoosh Flashcards
COUNTERMAND
CONTRARY + COMMAND
Cancelling a previous command; Colonel countermanded his soldiers
SPLENETIC
very irritable (something with spleen); he has become spelenetic and unpleassant to be around
ROW
After his row with his friends (angry dispute)
PALAVER
bhaat boka, speak about unimportant stuff incessantly (many who had come to the party palavered)
INFELICITOUS
inappropriate (do not make infelicitous comments)
PROMULGATE
state or announce (promulgate the news of the new treaty)
EBULLIENT
Churanto khushi (ebullient mood)
ADJUDICATE
serve as a judge (adjudicated the fashion show)
ABROGATE
gate..tyag.. give away..; abrogated their right to strike
SIMULACRUM
representation of a person as a sculpture (wax statue)
ESTIMABLE
deserving of esteem
TRENCHANT
full of force, vigor
CANARD
misleading… fooled by media’s canards. (Duck is not tasty but people like it)
OBTAIN
does not obtain (applicable/valid) in some situations
DEMONSTRATIVE
expression of emotion
SURFEIT
a lot of something
VERISIMILITUDE
truthful (all good novels are good for their verisimilitude of reality)
GRAFT
corruption (India is a country with rampant graft)
SARDONIC
scornful and mocking ( sardonic and cutting jokes from the stand up comedian )
CAPITULATE
to surrender (He had to capitulate to the goons).. captives generally capitulate
DISSEMBLE
Dissembled his true intentions ( hides one’s true emotions )
CONCOMITANT
Kum-Kum (side by side) One event has connection with another: Concomitant with his desire for nature was a desire for the culture and energy of a big city
BEREFT
sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure.
His breakup left him bereft.
HOODWINK
deceive or trick someone (they will try to hoodwink you)
INELUCTABLE
impossible to avoid (major health crisis brought on by smoking is inelctable)
HALCYON
calm and peaceful period (halcyon period in their marital life)
BASTARDIZATION
adulterate “our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it”
COMPLICIT
complicit in conspiracy
INVIOLABLE
cannot be violated
GUMPTION
Forrest Gump .. determination ; lack of gumption
ENORMITY
the enormities of war; enormity of the crime (an act of extreme wickedness)
BRIDLE
Unbriddled (free) er ulto… with bandhon